Removable towel bar structure



L 1950 M. A. CROZIER REMOVABLE TOWEL BAR STRUCTURE Filed NOV. 4, 1947 Mm l Patented Mar. 21, 1950 UNITED S TAT ES PATEN T OF F I CE REMOVABLETOWEL' BAR *STRUC TUBE rMichael A. -Crozier, New York, N. Y.

Application November 4, I947, 'S'erialNo.784;06 3

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This invention relates to -'a demountable sup-- 'port for towels and thelike.

An object of the invention is to provide'a support of a simple andpractical 'kind.

:Another object of the invention is to provide such a support which isadapted to be fastened readily and securely to a support surface, suchfor example as the depending *fiangeof a washbowl or lavatory, and whichwill assume a convenient and space-saving position.

Another object of the invention is 'to provide demountable support meansfor towels and the like "which may be completely formed from metal'stampings.

Another object of the invention is to provide support means oftheabove'mentioned kind having arms and clamp means therefor in whicheach arm and clamp respectively is adapted to fprovidea three point'griponthe support member.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious or in :partpointed "out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the fea- "tures of construction,combinations of elements,

arrangements of parts, and in the several steps and relation and orderof each of said steps to The invention 'will best be understood if thefollowing description is read in connection with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the inventionapplied to a support surface;

Figure 2 is an end view partly in cross section taken on the line 22 ofFigure 1; and

Figure 3 is a plan view, partly in section and partly broken away, takenon the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In the embodiment of the invention illustr'ated herein the devicecomprises the end arms 1-0 and =12, the cross bars 14 and I6, and theclamps l8. Each arm is stamped out of sheet metal with a notch nadjacent its rear end extending downwardly from the upper surface of thearm, and extended forwardly at the bottom thus leaving an abutment orcontact face i defining the forward wall of the notch 11., and adapted,when the device is secured on a support surface, to abut against theforward or outer one "or more of the others thereof, all as will be "3"pointed 'out 'in'the following description, and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the followingclaims.

tparallel-iend portions va and b, andian intermediate portion 0. Thefiange's 22.and 24 respectively and the said intermediate portions 0 of'theml'amp are each-provided withxhol'es through which "screws 5 areinserted, preferably from the J-insideof the channel members. Thus thescrews :s are inserted "from :the ifronttthrough the said holes :in ithefian'ges 22 and 24 respectively, and

from between the arms :a and b through the :holes provided .in saidclamps 18 respectively, and on the threaded ends of the screws extendingbehind said flanges the wing :nuts ZB respective'1y,are .providedwhereby the position of the clamps with respe'ctto the-arm's 10 and I2may be varied towardor away from the rear ends of the arms. It will belnoted that the end portions or arms a and b of each clamp are'sufii'ciently long :so that they ever-lap the notch n in the arm to theclamp is attached, and by adjustment :of the wing nutsizfi the effectivewidth 1 of the notches may be varied toaccommodate support surfaces 20of different 'thicknesses. -'It 'will also be noted that the front edgesof th'e parallel portions :0. and' b 'of each of clamps 18 are disposedon opposite si'des of the arm '10 :or [2 to iwhic'hit is :attached, "andtherefore on opposite sides of the contact face defining the:"forwardwvall of easnotch mand so when the lower iextremity oftthetsupport member 20 has been :inserted .in the notches -nin said sidearms, and the "wing nutsZBtightenedgthe said contact faces a will -abutagainst the v:front face of the support surface .20 and :therfront edges'of the parallel arms a and *b of the clamps -l8 will abut the rearsurface of the .supportmember 2i], and the lines of. contact of:eachsiclampmember 158 .against the .rear face of :support surfaces 211will be disposed laterally on opposite sides of the contact made betweenthe front of the support surface and the contact face of the arm towhich the clamp is attached.

The arms 10 and [2 are formed with the inwardly extending flanges l0 andl2 respectively, and to these flanges may be riveted or otherwisesecured the cross bar members [4 and I6 extending between the arms.Desirably these cross bar members may also be channel shaped and securedto said flanges Ill and W at their intermediate faces respectively, withtheir parallel arms extending downwardly.

' It will be noted that the notches n are angularly disposed withrespect to the side arms l and [2 so that when the side arms are clampedto the supporting surface the side arms will be inclined downwardly, andcross bar 16 will be below cross bar (4, thus positioning the deviceconveniently and so that it will require less space than would be thecase if the mounted support means were to project at right angles to thesupporting surface.

The device disclosed herein has the advantages of simplicity and lowcost in manufacture, and may be readily and securely fastened ontosupport means widely varying in thickness.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided by this invention anapparatus in which the various objects hereinabove set forth togetherwith many thoroughly practical advantages are successfully achieved. Asvarious possible embodiments might be made of the mechanical features ofthe above invention and as the art herein described might be varied invarious parts, all without departing from the scope of the invention, itis to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown inthe accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A demountable support for towels and the like adapted to b secured tothe apron of a washbowl or the like which comprises side arms stampedfrom sheet metal notched adjacent their rear ends, respectively, toreceive said apron and each having a portion defining the front edge ofsaid notch adapted to abut against the front face of said apron, and aninwardly extending end flange, cross bars secured to said side arms, andchannel clamp members attached by screws to the said end flangesrespectively, with the parallel sides of each channel member disposed onopposite sides of the arm to which it is attached and overlapping thenotched portion of said side arm, said channel clamp members beingadjustable toward or away from the said end flanges of said armsrespectively to control the effective width of said notches and toengage the rear face of said apron at a plurality of places disposed onopposite sides of the engagement between the front face of said apronand the said portion of the front wall defining said notch.

2. A demountable support for towels and the like adapted to be formedfrom sheet metal stampings, comprising, side arms each having aninwardly extending flange at its rear end, and each having a notchextending downwardly from its upper surface in front of said end flangeto receive a support means, cross bar means secured to said side arms,and clamp means for varying the width of said notches and for clampingsaid arms to said support member, said clamp means being adapted tostraddle said end flanges respectively and to overlap the said notchesin 4 which said support means is received, and means for supporting saidclamp means on said end flanges respectively and for varying the extenteach clamp means overlaps the notch of the side arm to which it isattached.

3. A demountable support for towels and the like adapted to be formedfrom sheet metal stampings, comprising, side arms each having aninwardly extending flange at its rear end, and each having a notchextending downwardly from its upper surface'in front of said end flangeto receive a support means, cross bar means secured to said side arms,and clamp means for varying the width of said notches and for clampingsaid arms to said support member, said clamp means being adapted tooverlap the said notches in which said support means is received, andmeans for supporting said clamp means on said end flanges respectivelyand for varying the extent each clamp means overlaps the notch of theside arm to which it is attached.

4. A demountable support for towels and the like adapted to be formedfrom sheet metal stampings, comprising, side arms each having aninwardly extending flange at its rear end, and each having a notchextending downwardly from its upper surface in front of said end flangeto receive a support means, cross bar means secured to said side arms,and clamp means for varying the width of said notches and for clampingsaid arms to said support member, said clamp means comprising channelmembers adapted to straddle said end flanges respectively with the sideportions of said members extending forwardly and overlapping the saidside arm notches respectively, said end flanges and the bridging portionof said clamp means being provided with threaded holes, and screw andnut means for supporting said clamps on said end flanges respectively sothat each clamp may be moved toward and away from the end flange onwhich it is supported, to vary the width of said notch in the arm ofwhich said end flange is a part.

5. A demountable support for towels and the like as claimed in claim 3in which said end flanges are inclined with respect to the body of theside arms whereby said support will be inclined when it has beenattached to said support means.

6. A demountable support for towels and the like as claimed in claim 3in which the side arms each has an inwardly extending flange and thecross bar means is mounted to said side arms and secured to the flangesof said side arms.

MICHAEL A. CROZIER.

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